The Episode of Everything: Balaji on Bitcoin and Ethereum, Media Self-Defense, Drone Warfare, Crypto Oracles, India as Dark Horse, The Pseudonymous Economy, Beautiful Trouble, Ramanujan, Life Extension, and More | Brought to you by&nbsp;<a href="http://wealthfront.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wealthfront</a>&nbsp;automated investing,&nbsp;<a href="http://athleticgreens.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Athletic Greens</a>&nbsp;all-in-one nutritional supplement, and&nbsp;<a href="http://helixsleep.com/tim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helix Sleep</a>&nbsp;premium mattresses.&nbsp;More on all three below.“If code scripts machines, media scripts human beings.” — Balaji SrinivasanBalaji S. Srinivasan&nbsp;(<a href="https://twitter.com/balajis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@balajis</a>) is an angel investor and entrepreneur. 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#506: The Episode of Everything: Balaji on Bitcoin and Ethereum, Media Self-Defense, Drone Warfare, Crypto Oracles, India as Dark Horse, The Pseudonymous Economy, Beautiful Trouble, Ramanujan, Life Extension, and More

Tim Ferriss is a self-experimenter and bestselling author, best known for The 4-Hour Workweek, which has been translated into 40+ languages.  Newsweek calls him "the world's best human guinea pig," and The New York Times calls him "a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk."  In this show, he deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, chess, pro sports, etc.), digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.